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en-wikipedia-org-1471		Construct (philosophy) - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1433	191	48	As mind-dependent objects, concepts that are typically viewed as constructs include the abstract objects designated by such symbols as 3 or 4, or words such as liberty or cold as they are seen as a result of induction or abstraction that can be later applied to observable objects or compared to other constructs. How much of what the observer perceives is objective is controversial, so the exact definition of constructs varies greatly across different views and philosophies. In the philosophy of science, particularly in reference to scientific theories, a hypothetical construct is an explanatory variable which is not directly observable. Thus, according to Cronbach and Meehl (1955), a useful construct of intelligence or personality should imply more than simply test scores. Concepts in the philosophy of science	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1471.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1471.txt